Occupational Therapist - Inpatient
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Under the general supervision of the Manager and according to the established policies and procedures, plans and administers treatment and therapy programs designed to assist patients having various cognitive and physical disabilities to achieve their highest level of functional independence. Also responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Licensure/Registration: Licensure by the State of Florida as an Occupational Therapist.
- Acute care experience required; ICU experience strongly preferred
Key Responsibilities
Plans and administers treatment and therapy programs to assist patients with cognitive and physical disabilities in achieving functional independence. Ensures all job duties are performed in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and licensure by the State of Florida. Acute care experience is mandatory, with ICU experience strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (137 salary observations; 1,257 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,072 salary observations; 22,315 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score
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Living in Tampa
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $384k
- Typical market rent
- $1,957/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.9
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.